well, we re certainly going to take a hard look at why red flag law wasn t used in this case, what could be used to make available, add different parties to make sure that it s used when it should be used, but of course the answer needs to be national as well. we have universal background checks in colorado. some of our neighboring states don t even have background states someone could drive an hour or two, buy a weapon and return to our state. yes, it should look at federally. it doesn t looking at the rhetoric that s used in political realm and how that can instigate these acts of violence. all of these are very valid issues that we need to really look at ourself exam as a society to try to remedy. i was just going to say, when you look at the club q shooting, you can t help but say how much
and to have been loved by him. that was why it can t, a survivor from the club q shooting in colorado springs. his fiancée, daniel aston was one of the five people killed. at least 19 people were injured. the community in colorado springs continues to mourn those loss last weekend. including colorado state representative leslie heron. who went to high school in colorado springs. joining me now is colorado state representative leslie harris democratic candidate for mayor of denver. representative, thank you for coming to the sunday show. thanks for having me. since he went to high school in colorado s flings your reflections on basically your hometown and the violence that s been visited upon that city yet again. i grew up in colorado springs it is my hometown.
response time. what does it tell you that the shooter in that short window was able to inflict that much damage with a pistol? well, he was apparently in a break room at close range, but the majority of gun violence and mass shootings are perpetrated with handguns, they are concealable. he was able to get that far because he didn t walk in with an ar-15 but plumably with a handgun concealed under ace clothes. jennifer and mary ellen, stand by. we want to update viewers on new information. in the wake of the club q shooting, minutes from now the first court hearing from the alleged shooter will take place as we re learning new details about that suspect s tumultuous past. let s take you now to colorado springs where rosa flores is tracking the story for us. rosa, walk us through today s hearing and what s coming to light about the suspect.
it is possible. and, you know, we can have healthy, flourishing kids. we know how to do that. it s not rocket science. we just have to kind of buckle down and do it. the choose love movement is a tribute to jesse s legacy. you ve been doing remarkable work for ten years. and i know you will continue to do it. we re thinking about you. just know that over the next month during this difficult anniversary. scarlet lewis, thank you very much. thank you. next, the latest from colorado springs in the wake of the club q shooting. we ll get perspective on this crime and the larger moment from the mother of matthew shepard, one of two murder victims for whom the federal hate crime act is named.